It's really one of the very few things they get any international recognition and whatever approximates national pride over there. I get caring a lot about food, I do it for a living, but they're really weird about it.
It's a whole nation with a huge inferiority complex.
Italians are some of the most smug about their cooking "traditions." I really don't get it, why are they such weirdos about it? It's really annoying.
It's really one of the very few things they get any international recognition and whatever approximates national pride over there. I get caring a lot about food, I do it for a living, but they're really weird about it.
It's a whole nation with a huge inferiority complex.